V Kohli owns the record for most centuries by a captain batting at number four in the annals of test cricket
V Kohli owns the record for most double hundreds by a captain batting at number four
V Kohli scored 204 in the ongoing test against Bangaldesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the 23rd occasion of a captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WR Hammond | 240 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1938 |
| 2 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 3 | PBH May | 285* | 3 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 |
| 4 | MAK Pataudi | 203* | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 5 | CH Lloyd | 242* | 1 | Win | Ind | Mumbai | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 6 | GS Chappell | 235 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Faisalabad | 06 Mar 1980 |
| 7 | Javed Miandad | 203* | 2 | Pak | Srl | Faisalabad | 16 Oct 1985 |
| 8 | AR Border | 205 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Adelaide | 11 Dec 1987 |
| 9 | Javed Miandad | 211 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 15 Sep 1988 |
| 10 | MD Crowe | 299 | 3 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 |
| 11 | Saleem Malik | 237 | 3 | Pak | Aus | Rawalpindi | 05 Oct 1994 |
| 12 | BC Lara | 213 | 2 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 13 Mar 1999 |
| 13 | SR Tendulkar | 217 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| 14 | BC Lara | 209 | 2 | Win | Srl | Gros Islet | 20 Jun 2003 |
| 15 | BC Lara | 202 | 2 | Win | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 16 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 17 | M Jayawardene | 213* | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 18 | M Jayawardene | 240 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 19 | HM Amla | 208 | 1 | SAF | Win | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 20 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 21 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 22 | V Kohli | 235 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Mum-WS | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 23 | V Kohli | 204 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
V Kohli scored 204 in the ongoing test against Bangaldesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MAK Pataudi | 203* | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 217 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 5 | V Kohli | 235 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Mum-WS | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 204 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
V Kohli with four double centuries now hold the record for most double centuries by a captain in the annals of test cricket. He went past BC Lara {03} and M Jayawardene {03},who had scored double centuries on three occasions while batting at number four. The exploits of these these three captains are furnished below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BC Lara | 213 | 2 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 13 Mar 1999 |
| 2 | BC Lara | 209 | 2 | Win | Srl | Gros Islet | 20 Jun 2003 |
| 3 | BC Lara | 202 | 2 | Win | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 1 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 2 | M Jayawardene | 213* | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 3 | M Jayawardene | 240 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 1 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 235 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Mum-WS | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 204 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |